Stalbridge and Marnhull

Stalbridge and Marnhull is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.^[1]

Stalbridge and Marnhull
ward Dorset Council
Population	4,917
Major settlements	Stalbridge and Marnhull
Current ward
Created	2019 (2019)
Councillor	James Charles Vitali (Conservative)
Number of councillors	1

Geography

The Stalbridge and Marnhull ward is rural and contains the villages of Stalbridge and Marnhull.^[2]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2019		Graham Carr-Jones[3] (Conservative)
2024		James Charles Vitali[4] (Conservative)

Election

2019 Dorset Council election

2019 Dorset Council election: Stalbridge and Marnhull (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Carr-Jones	837	47.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ros Eveleigh	541	30.8
	UKIP	Rory Herbert	246	14.0
	Labour	Pippa Shillington	135	7.7
Majority
Turnout				42.30
	Conservative win (new seat)

2024 Dorset Council election

Stalbridge and Marnhull

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Charles Vitali	767	51.0	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rosalind Sheila Eveleigh	603	40.1	+9.3
	Green	Richard Harvey	133	8.8	New
Turnout			1,503	34.46
	Conservative hold		Swing